Skye - the 'wonder weeks' are developmental periods in babies - also called Infantile regressive periods. studies have shown that babies all around the world can experience this at the following weeks - 5,8,12,17,26,36,44,53,61,62,72,73. and interestingly, babies born 2 weeks early for eg. will have their wonder week 2 weeks later eg. at 7 weeks etc. it's to do with increased brain activity associated with big changes in development. Some babies will show signs of crying more, going off food/milk. some babies who have been sleeping well may be harder to get to sleep, or may wake more frequently, some need more cuddles, and older babies may become more clingy. yaay on the first smile!! beautiful aren't they!!
kitt3n - oh poor matisse! hopefully she will be all better soon! i've never had it but from friends who have i hear it is very painful. i have the brauers nappy cream. he hasn't had much nappy rash as when i changed over from huggies wipes to curash his bottom has been awesome so i can't tell how good the cream is. actually have only used it twice. it is very runny though which i found a little different - most bum creams are quite thick. i have the stomach calm also - did you know it was for infants 6 months and over? i use it on my 2 year old sometimes and it works wonders for him.
claire - the bath at night will work wonders for belle. maybe a massage too will help to settle her? ochre also gets unsettled around tea time - lovely timing! i think for him it's a build up of wind through out the day because he draws his legs up a lot. the brauers colic relief helps him out though.
ll80 - what paw paw ointment do use? i have seen the red tubes but not black. lol at the third chin!!!!
Well, im a little sleep deprived here but i think that's because ochre has the pox - he wants boobie every 2 hours - so very broken sleep lately. so far this morning i can see no more new spots so i think he has gotten away with a very mild dose - probably 6 spots all up. his snotty nose is bothering him more than them i think.
Does anyone put their babies to sleep on their bellies? my other ds were never belly sleepers but ochre just loves being on his belly on anyones chest so one night out of sheer desperation and no sleep i put him in bed with me on his belly and he went to sleep straight away. so i've been doing this ever since. they say not to but my mum said i always slept on my belly. he moves himself from side to side in the night to change his head position and he is so incredibly strong. he actually lifts himself off the bed with his arms (like he's doing pushups!) and holds his head up to look around.
We are almost at 8 weeks and Aimee slept through last night yay (probably a once off lol) She went from a feed at 10, bed at 11 then woke at 5:45 for a feed. TOny and I are going to have lunch and go to the movies today. First time we have left Aimee at home with my mum will be interesting to see
Kitt3n- we are still battling with thrush it is terrible ll80 is right you have to treat your nipples as well otherwise it just goes back and forth between you. Hope she gets better soon
thanks guys - i dont have any trouble with my nipples though, or can it go undetected there?
little l - the stomach calm was ok'd by the pharmacist as she was getting such bad indigestion from feeding funny to avoid the thrush - but on the bottle it gives doses for babies under 6 months anyway, doesnt say to avoid it? oh and the black paw paw ointment is petrochemical free, the red one is not! nasty...... we use the balck one too, neutraceuticals or soemthing its called, you cant get it everywhere unfortunately....
claire - matisse is especially settled after a bath, if she gets in with me! we have a swish around (and i get to use all her products, i smell like baby too lol) and a bit of a bf in the bath is soo nice
sara - enjoy your movie, gosh i dont think im close to being able to leave our "little la" yet (thats what her cries sound like - la, la, la)
back from the health nurse and my little piggy has put on 1kg almost exactly in 2 weeks, she was 3.3 now she is 4.3kg, noice!!
kitten i'd put it on anyway just as a preventative, its not nice to have trust me, i had it so bad last time i was in tears come feeding time, mine went red and cracked, itchy and so damn sore.
nip it in the butt asap
yeah pure nauticals is the good paw paw, i get it from health food shop.
sara enjoy your movie hun, and a big WOOHOO for the all nighter!!
thanks ladies. well dd1 is off fpr a sleepover so today and tomorrow im sitting around topless with nilstat drops on my boobs. going to re order in liven as soon as i can too.
tmi q - re dtd - have you? how long after baby did you wait?
i am so scared! but feeling like i need to do it, so toey!
kitt3n - dtd- use lots of lube the 1st time sorry if thats TMI Aimee was 3 weeks old, it was really good (especially compared to how uncomfertable it was the last few times during the pregnancy lol). LOL on being toey I think hormones have something to do with it becuase I am so tired but still toey. I had no tears this time though. After dd1 I had stitches that was about 4 weeks but a bit uncomfertable and I didn't enjoy it much, it was about 8weeks that I started to enjoy it after dd1.
littlelalla- Aimee sleeps on her tummy during the day she settles so much quicker, during the day she sleeps in the lounge so I can keep an eye on her, she is also super strong in the neck arms compared to dd1
ll80 - well done on your little piggies weight gain
Aimee had a pretty good night last night up at 12 but changed fed and settled in about 25min then up at 5 a bit more unsettled though. It was tony's turn to settle her I think he was hoping for another 7hr sleep, too bad lol. The movie was good, we saw twilight, having lunch together was loveley. I did ring mum once to check on things but it went really well. Aimee is 8 weeks old now so I went to the gym for the 1st time this morning and I feel so much better for it, happier and more energy already lol. I am also trying to eat better both for me and Aimee after not even thinking about what I ate over the last 2 months. Im going to try and lose this baby weight earlier this time while I have breastfeeding on my side, going to speak to my gp about it this week, I know you are not supposed to lose more than 1/2kg while bf a week and I doubt ill even manage that, slow and steady and Ill get there hopefully before she is 1.
Hope everyone is doing well and getting sleep when they can
Hi ladies, hope everyone is doing well and getting some sleep.
Jaycen has thrush on his tongue too, we were told to try a bit of glycerine on his dummy a couple of times a day. I wonder if it will work on nipples too?
I've been struggling to express enough for him for a feed at the moment - he's started having 170mls at a time instead of his previous 100mls, the little piggy.
He was very (painfully-screaming-at-the-top-of-his-lungs) constipated from saturday lunch time through to sunday lunch time, we gave him 50mls of warm pre-boiled water and added a bit of extra water to his formula top-up, and he was a completely different baby on sunday afternoon, all happy and smiling lol
He got weighed yesterday morning, and he's put on 448 grams in the past week, he was just under his birth weight when we left hospital and now he weighs 4.224kg's!
Anyways, have to go and feed him again before he starts crying big time. Hope the rest of you have a good day (and a decent sleep!).
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